Definition of
Fee
- (noun, possession) an interest in land capable of being inherited
- (noun, possession) a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
- (verb, possession) give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on
fee the steward
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Alternate forms of Fee
Hyponyms: admission, admission charge, admission fee, admission price, anchorage, cellarage, commission, consideration, contingency fee, dockage, docking fee, drop-off charge, entrance fee, entrance money, fee simple, fee tail, finder's fee, legal fee, license fee, license tax, licensing fee, lighterage, lockage, mintage, moorage, origination fee, pipage, poundage, price of admission, quayage, retainer, seigniorage, toll, truckage, tuition, tuition fee, wharfage
Hypernyms: fixed charge, fixed cost, fixed costs, gift, give, interest, present, stake
Origin of the word Fee
- late 13c., from O.Fr. fieu, from M.L. feodum "land or other property whose use is granted in return for service," probably from Frank. *fehu-od "payment-estate," in which the first element is cognate with O.E. feoh "money, property, cattle" (also Ger. Vieh "cattle," Goth. faihu "money, fortune"), from PIE *peku- "cattle" (cf. Skt… more
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